M-i Drilling Fluids LLC
DBA M-I SWACO
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 3
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
- Registered power units
- 29
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 15
- Annualized
- ≈8 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 177.817 Other violationOther7 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 172.602 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
- 177.823 Other violationOther2 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Oct 11, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 23 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2022 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2018 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2017 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2014 | WY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2013 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 29, 2012 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 7, 2012 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2010 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2010 | LA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2009 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2009 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2006 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2005 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2003 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2003 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2001 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2001 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 1999 | WY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 1997 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 1997 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 1997 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 1992 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |